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2024/25
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Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy
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Applied Ethical and Political Philosophy minor
Note: This program is unavailable until further notice.
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 110 | Introduction to Ethics and Moral Problems | |
| PHIL 210 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | |
| PHIL 230 | Philosophy of Law | |
| POSC 120 | Ideology and Politics | |
| POSC 270 | Introduction to Political Theory (discontinued) | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | |
| POSC 230 | Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes | |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| PHIL 120 | Knowledge and Reality | |
| PHIL 220 | Issues in Metaphysics and Epistemology | |
| PHIL 250 | History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251A | Rationalism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 251B | Empiricism and Early Modern Philosophy | |
| PHIL 252 | History of Continental Philosophy (discontinued) | |
| One of: | 3 | |
| ANTH 211 | Aboriginal Peoples in BC: Contemporary Issues | |
| BUS 261 | Business Law | |
| CRIM 211 | Indigenous Peoples, Crime and Criminal Justice | |
| ECON 215 | Canadian Economic Issues | |
| MACS 240 | Media, Money, and Power | |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | |
| POSC 230 | Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes | |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | |
| POSC 360 | The United Nations and International Organizations | |
| SOC 270/ ANTH 270/ MACS 270 | Dynamics of Racism in Canada | |
| SOWK 210 | Introduction to Social Welfare | |
| Or an upper-level course with significant empirical political content (at the discretion of the program head) | ||
| Plus: | ||
| One additional lower-level PHIL or POSC course | 3 | |
Note: A single course cannot be used to satisfy more than one criterion.
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| Two political science courses, including at least one of: | 6 | |
| POSC 311 | Justice and the Good Life: Early Western Political Thought | |
| POSC 312 | Freedom and Equality: Modern Political Thought | |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| PHIL 305 | Philosophy of Decision Making and Dispute Resolution (discontinued) | |
| PHIL 310 | Ethics and Public Policy (discontinued) | |
| PHIL 315 | Contemporary Ethical Theory | |
| Plus: | 3 | |
| One additional PHIL or POSC course | ||
Course listings
For complete details on courses see the
course descriptions section.